Trump is 'unfit,' Obama says, challenging GOP to end support
The president also challenged Republicans to withdraw their support for their party's nominee, declaring, "There has to come a point at which you say 'enough.' "
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It's one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities.
Clinton campaign: Computer service used by campaign hacked
A computer service used by the campaign of Hillary Clinton was hacked as part of a broader breach of the Democratic National Committee, an intrusion for which the Russian government is the leading suspect, the campaign said Friday.
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Mosquitoes have apparently begun spreading the Zika virus on the U.S. mainland for the first time, health officials said Friday, a long-feared turn in the epidemic that is sweeping Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Twitter explodes with dad jokes for VP nominee Tim Kaine
The main response to vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine at the Democratic National Convention last night? He is everyone's dad.
Trump dings both Clintons in rollicking press conference
Donald Trump made an extraordinary plea for Russia to help find Hillary Clinton's missing emails — but he hardly stopped there in a scattershot news conference Wednesday that doubled as counter-programming to the ongoing Democratic National Convention.
Correction: Police Shootings-White Sympathy story
In a story July 23 about white sympathy for black civil rights issues, The Associated Press erroneously reported the involvement of Ohio mother Lisa Vahey. She is seeking changes at her daughter's high school, not her son's.
Clinton says veep pick Kaine is everything GOP ticket isn't
Hillary Clinton debuted running mate Sen. Tim Kaine on Saturday as a can-do progressive committed to social justice and equality — "everything Donald Trump and Mike Pence are not" — at a boisterous rally ahead of next week's Democratic National Convention.
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At slain officer's funeral, calls for respect and unity
When protests erupted here over a black man's killing during a struggle with two white police officers, Baton Rouge police officer Matthew Gerald made a promise to an old friend who urged him to be careful.
Black therapist says police shot him with his hands raised
A black therapist who was trying to calm an autistic man in the middle of the street says he was shot by police even though he had his hands in the air and repeatedly told them that no one was armed.
Trump speechwriter takes blame for Melania Trump's speech
With Donald Trump's campaign reeling from charges of plagiarism, a speechwriter for his company took the blame and offered to resign over nearly identical passages from Melania Trump's Republican convention speech and Michelle Obama's remarks eight years ago.
Plagiarism charges mar Melania Trump's moment
This was to have been Melania Trump's moment, her first real introduction to American voters who'd seen her by her husband's side for months but had barely heard her speak.
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Opioid bill passes, but there's little money to act on its wish list
Measure allows the government to provide grants for programs aimed at curbing abuse.
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